Historical Birthday
26 Dec 1194
Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor King of the Romans (Germany) Sicily and Jerusalem born in Lesi Italy
26 Dec 1532
Guilielmus Xylander German classical scholar (d. 1576)
26 Dec 1646
Robert Bolling English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)
26 Dec 1660
Peter Schenck GermanNeth engraverpublisher baptised
26 Dec 1687
Johann Georg Pisendel German violinistcomposer
26 Dec 1716
Thomas Gray English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
26 Dec 1716
Jean Franois de Saint-Lambert French poet (d. 1803)
26 Dec 1723
Friedrich Melchior baron von Grimm German writer (d. 1807)
26 Dec 1731
Anthony Ziesenis architectsculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
26 Dec 1737
Prince Josias of Coburg Austrian general (d. 1815)
26 Dec 1738
Thomas Nelson merchant signer of Declaration of Independence
26 Dec 1751
Clement Hofbauer Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820)
26 Dec 1770
Pierre earl de Cambronne French general (Waterloo Elba)
26 Dec 1771
Heinrich J von Collin Austria dramatistpoet (Regulus)
26 Dec 1771
Julie Clary queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)
26 Dec 1780
Mary Fairfax Somerville British mathematician (d. 1872)
26 Dec 1782
Filaret Drozdov Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)
26 Dec 1809
William Nelson Pendleton American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1883)
26 Dec 1815
Israel Bush Richardson American Major General (Union Army) born in Fairfax Vermont (d. 1862)
26 Dec 1819
E. D. E. N. Southworth American novelist (d. 1899)
26 Dec 1820
Gustavus Adolphus Smith American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania(d. 1885)
26 Dec 1822
Dion Boucicault [Dionysus Lardner Boursiquot] Irish actor and playwright (Rip van Winkle London Assurance) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1890)
26 Dec 1824
Augustus Louis Chetlain American Major General (Union Army) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1914)
26 Dec 1826
Martinus Nijhoff Dutch publisher (Van Dale) and founder (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers) born in Arnhem Netherlands (d. 1894)
26 Dec 1837
Morgan Bulkeley American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1922)
26 Dec 1849
Samuel Sam van Beem Flemish actor (Fanfan la Tulipe) born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1912)
26 Dec 1855
Arnold Mendelssohn German composer born in Ratibor Province of Silesia (d. 1933)
26 Dec 1859
William Stephens U.S. political figure (d. 1944)
26 Dec 1861
Friedrich Engel German mathematician (group theory)
26 Dec 1862
Alexander Amfiteatrov Russian-French-Italian writer born in Kaluga Russia (d. 1923)
26 Dec 1869
Harry Redman American composer writer and artist born in Illinois (d. 1958)
26 Dec 1872
Norman Angell British politiciancowboyjournalist Nobel laureate (1933) (d. 1967)
26 Dec 1873
Hubert Cuypers Dutch composerchoir conductor (Minstrels)
26 Dec 1873
Karel Moor Czech composer and conductor born in Belgrade (d. 1945)
26 Dec 1878
Isaiah Bowman American geographyco-founder (Geographical Review)
26 Dec 1879
Armen Tigran Tigranyan Armenian music composer and conductor born in Alexandropol Armenia (d. 1950)
26 Dec 1879
Julius Weismann German pianist conductor and composer (Schwanenwei) born in Freiburg im Breisgau (d. 1950)
26 Dec 1883
Carl Oscar Ahues German International Chess Master (1950)
26 Dec 1883
Frank Debenham Australian geographergeologist
26 Dec 1887
Arthur Ernest Percival British Army officer (d. 1966)
26 Dec 1890
Uncle Charlie Osborne American fiddler (d. 1992)
26 Dec 1894
Antonio Molina Filipino composer conductor and music administrator (Ana Maria Hatinggabi) born in Quiapo Manila Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1980)
26 Dec 1897
Willie Corsari [Wilhelmina A Schmidt] Dutch writer
26 Dec 1901
Victor Hely-Hutchinson British composer (Carol Symphony) born in Cape Town Cape Colony (d. 1947)
26 Dec 1902
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan Russian painter (d. 1980)
26 Dec 1903
Elisha Cook Jr American actor (Maltese Falcon Shane Magnum PI) born in San Francisco California (d. 1995)
26 Dec 1904
Alenjo Carpentier CubanFrench writer (Guerra del Tiempo)
26 Dec 1910
Imperio Argentina Argentine actress and singer born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2003)
26 Dec 1911
Arsenio Lacson Filipino politician and sportswriter (d. 1962)
26 Dec 1911
Steve Kordek pinball machine designer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1913
Frank Swift English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
26 Dec 1914
Richard Widmark American actor (Madigan Murder on the Orient Express Judgement at Nuremberg) born in Sunrise Township Minnesota (d. 2008)
26 Dec 1914
Annemarie Wendl German actress (Lindenstrae Der Seitensprung) born in Trostberg Germany (d. 2006)
26 Dec 1915
Hans [Henri A] Gomperts Dutch literature (Duck on Attic)
26 Dec 1915
Una Mae Carlisle US pianistvocalist (Walkin at the River)
26 Dec 1916
Helmut Eder Austrian composer born in Linz (d. 2005)
26 Dec 1917
Rosemary Woods Nixons secretary keep her away from your tapes
26 Dec 1918
George Rallis Greek politician Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
26 Dec 1920
Gote Carlid Swedish composer born in Hogbo near Sandviken (d. 1953)
26 Dec 1921
John Severin Jersey City New Jersey comic book artist (Hulk Mad Magazine) (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1922
Richard Mayes British actor (Doctor Who Emmerdale) born in Luton Bedfordshire England (d. 2006)
26 Dec 1924
Frank Broyles American athlete long time athletic director of the University of Arkansas.
26 Dec 1925
Baron Baker Jamaician-born British activist born in Port Antonia
26 Dec 1926
Earle Brown American composer (open form) born in Lunenburg Massachusetts (d. 2002)
26 Dec 1926
Edgar D Ngoyi South African ANC leader (17 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
26 Dec 1926
Zlatko Pibernik Croatian composer and music teacher born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 2010)
26 Dec 1927
Alan King [Irwin Kniberg] American comedian and actor (Anderson Tapes Memories of Me) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2004)
26 Dec 1927
Denis Quilley British actor (Anything Goes The Ladys Not For Burning Masada) born in London England (d. 2003)
26 Dec 1930
Donald Moffat British actor (Kent-Logans Run) born in Plymouth Devon
26 Dec 1930
Sayed Mutawli imam ad-Darsh scholarbroadcaster
26 Dec 1933
Ugly Dave Gray Australian television personality
26 Dec 1933
Caroll Spinney American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018) born in Waltham Massachusetts
26 Dec 1935
Abdul Duke Fakir American rock vocalist (Four Tops) born in Detroit Michigan
26 Dec 1935
Barbara J Jacket US athletic coach (Olympics 1972)
26 Dec 1935
Rohan Kanhai cricketer (one of West Indies finest batsmen)
26 Dec 1936
Kitty Dukakis substance abuserwife of Michael (Gov-Mass)
26 Dec 1938
Bahram Beizai Iranian playwright and film director
26 Dec 1938
Alamgir Kabir Bangladeshi film director (d. 1989)
26 Dec 1939
[Harvey] Phil Spector record producer (Wall of Sound)
26 Dec 1940
Edward C. Prescott American economist Nobel laureate
26 Dec 1958
Adrian Newey British Formula One engineer born in Stratford-upon-Avon United Kingdom
26 Dec 1959
Lesley Tomlinson English cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Derbyshire England
26 Dec 1959
Koji Morimoto Japanese anime director born in Wakayama Prefecture Japan
26 Dec 1940
Ray Sadecki American MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals) born in Kansas City KS (d. 2014)
26 Dec 1941
Daniel Schmid actor and director (Paloma Violanta Hecate Amateurs)
26 Dec 1942
Barry Wood cricketer (England opener in early 70s)
26 Dec 1942
Earl Cate Ark American country singer and twin (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks)
26 Dec 1942
Ernie Cate Ark American country singer and twin (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks)
26 Dec 1942
Rob de Nijs Dutch singer (Put a candle in your window)
26 Dec 1942
Vinicio Cerezo President of Guatemala (1986-91) born in Guatemala City
26 Dec 1944
Jane Lapotaire British actress (Spirit of the Dead) born in Ipswich Suffolk England
26 Dec 1945
John Walsh activistTV host (Americas Most Wanted)
26 Dec 1947
Carlton Fisk Vermont all star catcher (Red Sox White Sox)
26 Dec 1947
Joyce Jillson Cranston RI psychicactress (Superchick)
26 Dec 1947
James T. Conway 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
26 Dec 1949
Ira Newborn American orchestra leader (Manhattan Transfer) born in NYC New York
26 Dec 1949
Jos Ramos-Horta President of East Timor Nobel laureate
26 Dec 1950
Michael Jones rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
26 Dec 1950
Victoria Racimo American actress (Corene-Falcon Crest) born in NYC New York
26 Dec 1952
Andre-Michel Schub French pianist (Van Cliburn-1981) born in Paris France
26 Dec 1953
Leonel Fernndez Dominican politician and current President of the Dominican Republic
26 Dec 1954
Ozzie Smith infielder (St Louis Cardinals) born in Mobile Alabama
26 Dec 1954
Peter Woods rocker (Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble)
26 Dec 1954
Ullrich Diessner German DR 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
26 Dec 1954
Walter Diessner German DR 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
26 Dec 1954
Peter Edmund Hillary New Zealand mountaineer philanthropist and son of Sir Edmund Hillary born in Auckland New Zealand
26 Dec 1955
Evan Bayh American politician born in Shirkieville Indiana
26 Dec 1956
David Sedaris American essayist born in Binghamton New York
26 Dec 1957
Dermot Murnaghan British broadcaster born in Barnstaple United Kingdom
26 Dec 1960
Temuera Morrison New Zealand actor born in Rotorua New Zealand
26 Dec 1960
Jim Toomey American syndicated cartoonist born in Alexandria Virginia
26 Dec 1961
Storm Davis American baseball pitcher (KC Royals) born in Dallas Texas
26 Dec 1961
Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch] American actress (Cocoon) born in San Diego California
26 Dec 1961
John Lynch Irish actor born in County Armagh Northern Ireland
26 Dec 1963
Lars Ulrich Danish heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill em All) born in Gentoffe Municipality Denmark
26 Dec 1964
Colleen Dion-Scotti American actress (Search for Tomorrow) born in Newburgh New York
26 Dec 1964
Jeff King American baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Marion Indiana
26 Dec 1964
Elizabeth Kostova American author (The Historian) born in New London Connecticut
26 Dec 1965
Ben Husaby American cross country skier (Olympics 1994) born in Eden Prairie Minnesota
26 Dec 1966
Tim Legler NBA guard (Washington WizardsBullets) born in Washington D.C.
26 Dec 1967
Tony Covington NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina
26 Dec 1968
Darren Barber Canadian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Victoria British Columbia
26 Dec 1968
Mideon [Dennis Knight] American professional wrestler born in Clearwater Florida
26 Dec 1970
Radka Zrubakova Slovakian tennis star (1994 Futures-GER) born in Bratislava Slovakia
26 Dec 1970
Willie Williams NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers Seahawks) born in England United Kingdom
26 Dec 1970
James Mercer American musician (The Shins) born in Honolulu Hawaii
26 Dec 1970
Krissada Terrence Thai-American pop singer & actor born in Thailand
26 Dec 1971
Mark Lathwell English cricketer (England opening batsman v Australia 1993) born in Bletchley United Kingdom
26 Dec 1971
Jared Leto American actor (My So Called Life Requiem for a Dream) born in Bossier City Louisiana
26 Dec 1971
Jonathan M. Parisen American film director born in Staten Island New York City
26 Dec 1972
Burnell Roques NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) born in Claremont California
26 Dec 1972
Derrick Cullors American football running back (New England Patriots) born in Dallas Texas
26 Dec 1972
Esteban Fuertes Argentine footballer born in Coronel Dorrego Partido Argentina
26 Dec 1972
Robert Muchamore English childrens author born in Islington London
26 Dec 1973
Ryan Berube American 800m freestyle relay (Olympic gold 1996) born in Tequesta Florida
26 Dec 1973
Reichen Lehmkuhl American television personality born in Cincinnati Ohio
26 Dec 1974
Tiffany Brissette American actress (Vicki-Small Wonder) born in Paradise California
26 Dec 1974
Tony Brackens American football defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Fairfield Texas
26 Dec 1975
Marcelo Rios Chilean tennis star (1995 Amsterdam) born in Santiago Chile
26 Dec 1976
Lea De Mae Czech actress born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 2004)
26 Dec 1978
Kaoru Sugayama Japanese volleyball player born in Iwanuma Japan
26 Dec 1979
Fabin Carini Uruguayan footballer born in Montevideo Uruguay
26 Dec 1979
Dimitry Vassiliev Russian ski jumper born in Ufa Russia
26 Dec 1979
Chris Daughtry American singer born in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina
26 Dec 1979
Mzbel [Nana Akua Amoah] Ghanaian singer (16 Years Saucy Girl) born in Accra Ghana
26 Dec 1980
Todd Dunivant American soccer player born in Wheat Ridge Colorado
26 Dec 1982
Kenneth Darby American National Football League player born in Huntsville Alabama
26 Dec 1982
Oguri Shun Japanese actor & model born in Tokyo Japan
26 Dec 1984
Alex Schwazer Italian race walker born in Sterzing Italy
26 Dec 1985
Steven Hartman American actor (Rick Forrester in Bold & Beautiful) born in Westlake California
26 Dec 1985
Yuu Shirota Japanese-Spanish actor & singer born in Tokyo Japan
26 Dec 1986
Kit Harington [Christopher Catesby Harington] English actor (Game of Thrones) born in London England
26 Dec 1987
Adam Walker British flautist born in Redingham Nottinghamshire
26 Dec 1990
Aaron Ramsey Welsh footballer born in Caerphilly United Kingdom
26 Dec 1797
Hans Skramstad Norwegian pianist and composer born in Toten (d. 1839)
26 Dec 1904
Young Stribling American boxer (vs Max Schmeling Ring Magazine fight of the year 1931) born in Bainbridge Georgia (d. 1933)
26 Dec 1908
Ralph Hill American athlete (Olympic silver 5000m 1932 same time as winner Lauri Lehtinen) born in Klamath Falls Oregon (d. 1994)
26 Dec 1913
Frank Swift English soccer goalkeeper and journalist (19 caps Manchester City 376 games died Munich air disaster) born in Blackpool Lancashire (d. 1958)
26 Dec 1922
Norman Orentreich American dermatologist known as the father of modern hair transplantation born in NYC New York (d. 2019)
26 Dec 1930
Donald Moffat British actor (Kent-Logans Run) born in Plymouth Devon (d. 2018)
26 Dec 1933
Caroll Spinney American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018) born in Waltham Massachusetts (d. 2019)
26 Dec 1967
Ken Tanigawa American golfer (Senior PGA Cship 2019) born in Kobe Japan
26 Dec 1970
Radka Zrubakova Slovakian tennis star born in Bratislava Slovakia
26 Dec 1972
Burnell Roques American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) born in Claremont California
26 Dec 1893
Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky PolishBelorussian composer born in St. Petersburg (d. 1970)
26 Dec 1893
Yury Nikolayevich Tyulin Russian composer and music theorist born in Reval Russian Empire (d. 1976)
26 Dec 1897
Willie Corsari [Wilhelmina A Schmidt] Dutch writer
26 Dec 1915
H. A. Gomperts Dutch writer (Duck on Attic) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1998)
26 Dec 1915
Una Mae Carlisle US jazz pianistvocalist (Walkin By The River) born in Xenia Ohio (d. 1956)
26 Dec 1924
Glenn Davis American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1946 National Cship 1944 45 46 Army NFL LA Rams) born in Claremont California (d. 2005)
26 Dec 1927
Bill Yeoman American College Football Hall of Fame coach (University of Houston 1962-86 record 1601088) born in Elnora Indiana (d. 2020)
26 Dec 1932
Don Furner Australian rugby league forward (1 Test) and coach (Australia 15 Tests Eastern Suburbs Canberra Raiders) born in Condobolin Australia (d. 2020)
26 Dec 1937
John Horton Conway British mathematician (cellular automaton Game of Life) born in Liverpool England (d. 2020)
26 Dec 1949
George Winston American pop-instrumental pianist and composer (Autumn December Winter Into Spring) born in Hart Michigan
26 Dec 1953
Matthew Harding English businessman soccer administrator (Chelsea Footfall Club) born in Haywards Heath England
26 Dec 1953
Leonel Fernndez Dominican politician President of the Dominican Republic (2004-12) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
26 Dec 1953
Steve Sisolak American politician Governor of Nevada (2019-) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
26 Dec 1960
Temuera Morrison New Zealand actor (Boba Fett - Star Ward Franchise) born in Rotorua New Zealand
26 Dec 1966
Rickey Dixon American College Football Hall of Fame cornerback (Jim Thorpe Award 1987 Oklahoma Sooners Cincinnati Bengals LA Raiders) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2020)
26 Dec 1762
Franz Wilhelm Tausch German clarinetist composer and teacher born in Hiedelberg Germany (d. 1817)
26 Dec 1793
Franz Hnten German pianist and composer born in Koblenz Germany (d. 1819)
26 Dec 1797
Hans Skramstad Norwegian pianist and composer born in Toten Norway (d. 1839)
26 Dec 1805
Joseph Lon Gatayes French harpist and composer born in Paris (d. 1877)
26 Dec 1808
Albert Grisar Belgian composer born in Antwerp (d. 1869)
26 Dec 1812
Wilhelm Volkmar German composer born in Bad Hersfeld Germany (d. 1887)
26 Dec 1837
Morgan Bulkeley American politician (US Senator - Connecticut 1905-11) and Baseball HOF administrator (NL President 1876) born in East Haddam Connecticut (d. 1922)
26 Dec 1862
Alexander Amfiteatrov Russian-Italian journalist newspaper editor novelist and historian born in Kaluga Russia (d. 1923)
26 Dec 1873
Hubert Cuypers Dutch organist composer and choir conductor (Minstrels) born in Baexem Netherlands (d. 1960)
26 Dec 1884
Flix bou French colonial administrator born in Cayenne French Guiana (d. 1944)
26 Dec 1915
Una Mae Carlisle American jazz pianist and singer (Walkin By The River) born in Xenia Ohio (d. 1956)
26 Dec 1921
John Severin American comic book artist (Hulk Mad Magazine) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1922
Iain Watson Gallaway New Zealand sports broadcaster (Radio Sport Halberg Award) and author (Not a Cloud in the Sky) born in Dunedin New Zealand (d. 2021)
26 Dec 1930
Jean Ferrat French singer-songwriter born in Vaucresson France (d. 2010)
26 Dec 1931
Thomas Eden Binkley American lutenist and early music scholar born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1995)
26 Dec 1934
Martn Pando Argentine soccer forward (11 caps Argentinos Juniors River Plate) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2021)
26 Dec 1935
Noel Kelehan Irish pianist conductor (RT Concert Orchestra) and arranger (Eurovision U2) born in Dublin (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1939
Lynn Martin American politician (Secretary of Labor 1991-93 US Congress 1981-91) born in Evanston Illinois
26 Dec 1942
Earl Cate American country singer and piano player (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks)born in Fayetteville Arkansas
26 Dec 1942
Ernie Cate American country singer and guitarist (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks) born in Fayetteville Arkansas
26 Dec 1942
Rob de Nijs Dutch pop singer (Put A Candle In Your Window) born in Amsterdam The Netherlands
26 Dec 1953
Matthew Harding English businessman & soccer administrator (Chelsea Football Club) born in Haywards Heath England
26 Dec 1953
Valeri Yuriyevich Sharov Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow
26 Dec 1953
Leonel Fernndez Dominican politician & President of the Dominican Republic (2004-12) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
26 Dec 1953
Henning Schmitz German recording engineer & keyboardist (Kraftwerk 1991-present) born in Wuppertal Germany
26 Dec 1953
Steve Sisolak American politician & Governor of Nevada (2019-) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
26 Dec 1954
Peter Woods American rock guitarist (Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble)
26 Dec 1954
Palmolive [Paloma Romero McLardy] Spanish-British punk rock drummer and songwriter (The Slits The Raincoats) born in Melilla Spain
26 Dec 1957
Guy Barker British jazz trumpeter composer and arranger (The Amadeus Project) born in Chiswick London England
26 Dec 1962
James Kottak American rock drummer (Scorpians 1996-2016) born in Louisville Kentucky
26 Dec 1963
Lars Ulrich Danish heavy metal drummer (Metallica - ....And Justice for All) born in Gentoffe Denmark
26 Dec 1968
Bill Lawrence American TV producer director and screenwriter (Scrubs Ted Lasso) born in Ridgefield Connecticut
26 Dec 1970
James Mercer American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Shins - Wincing The Night Away) born in Honolulu Hawaii
26 Dec 1194
Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor (1220-50) King of the Romans (Germany) Sicily and Jerusalem born in Lesi Italy (d. 1250)
26 Dec 1618
Elisabeth of the Palatinate German philosopher and abbess (corresponded with Ren Descartes) born in Heidelberg (d. 1680)
26 Dec 1633
Charles Emmanuel Biset Flemish painter born in Mechelen (d. between 16931713)
26 Dec 1660
Peter Schenck German Dutch engraver and cartographer baptized in Elberfeld (d. 1711)
26 Dec 1716
Thomas Gray English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) born in Cornhill England (d. 1771)
26 Dec 1731
Anthony Ziesenis Dutch architect and sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) (d. 1801)
26 Dec 1738
Thomas Nelson American member of Continental Congress (signer of Declaration of Independence) planation owner and Virginia militia general born in Yorktown Virginia (d. 1789)
26 Dec 1770
Pierre Cambronne French general (Waterloo Elba) born in Saint-Sbastien-sur-Loire France (d. 1842)
26 Dec 1771
Heinrich Joseph von Collin Austria dramatist and poet (Regulus) born in Vienna (d. 1811)
26 Dec 1820
Gustavus Adolphus Smith American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania (d. 1885)
26 Dec 1826
Franz Coenen Dutch violinist and composer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1904)
26 Dec 1859
Johan Frans van Bemmelen Dutch zoologist born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1956)
26 Dec 1861
Friedrich Engel German mathematician (group theory) born in Lugau Saxony German Federation (d. 1941)
26 Dec 1878
Isaiah Bowman American geographer (co-founder of the Geographical Review) born in Waterloo Ontario (d. 1950)
26 Dec 1883
Carl Ahues German Chess Master (1950) born in Bremen Germany (d. 1968)
26 Dec 1883
Frank Debenham Australian geographer and geologist born in Bowral Australia (d. 1965)
26 Dec 1897
Willy Corsari Dutch writer (the Dutch Agatha Christie) and actor born in Jette Belgium (d. 1998)
26 Dec 1904
Alenjo Carpentier Cuban-French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) born in Lausanne Switzerland (d. 1980)
26 Dec 1910
Lucy Faithfull British childrens campaigner born in South Africa (d. 1996)
26 Dec 1911
Renato Guttuso Italian painter (Flight From Etna Crucifixion) theater set designer and politician born in Bagheria Sicily Italy (d. 1987)
26 Dec 1911
Steve Kordek American pinball machine designer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1912
Arsenio Lacson Filipino journalist and politician (Mayor of Manila 1952-62) born in Talisay Philippines (d. 1962)
26 Dec 1917
Rose Mary Woods American secretary to Richard Nixon (claimed to have erased part of Watergate tapes by accident) born in Sebring Ohio (d. 2005)
26 Dec 1924
Frank Broyles American collegiate athlete and administrator (University of Arkansas Athletic Director 1974-2007) born in Decatur Georgia (d. 2017)
26 Dec 1927
Alan King [Irwin Kniberg] American comedian and actor (Anderson Tapes Memories of Me) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2004)
26 Dec 1927
Denis Quilley British actor (Anything Goes The Ladys Not For Burning Masada) born in London England (d. 2003)
26 Dec 1927
Stu Miller American MLB baseball pitcher 1952-68 (St. Louis Cardinals New YorkSan Francisco Giants and 3 other teams) born in Northampton Massachusetts (d. 2015)
26 Dec 1933
Billy Bean American jazz guitarist (John Lewis Herbie Mann Bud Shank) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1939
Lynn Martin American politician (Secretary of Labor 1991-93 US Congress 1981-91) born in Evanston Illinois
26 Dec 1942
Alain Plantefol French rugby union second rower (11 Tests Racing CF SU Agen) born in Colombes France (d. 2022)
26 Dec 1942
Barry Wood English cricketer (England opener in early 70s)
26 Dec 1947
Carlton Fisk American Baseball HOF catcher (11 x MLB All Star AL Rookie of the Year 1972 Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox) born in Bellows Falls Vermont
26 Dec 1950
Michael Jones American funk and disco musician (B.T. Express - Here Comes the Express)
26 Dec 1954
David Armstrong English soccer midfielder (3 caps Middlesbrough 359 games Southampton 222 games) born in Durham England (d. 2022)
26 Dec 1954
Susan Butcher American dog musher and 4 x winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 2006)
26 Dec 1957
Guy Barker British jazz trumpeter composer and arranger (The Amadeus Project) born in Chiswick London England
26 Dec 1965
Kathleen Nord German swimmer (Olympic gold GDR 200m butterfly 1988 World Cship gold 400m medley 1986) born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 2022)
26 Dec 1636
Justine Siegemund Silesian midwife (1st woman to publish a German medical text - The Court Midwife) born in Rohnstock Lower Silesia (d. 1705) [1]
26 Dec 1738
Thomas Nelson American member of Continental Congress (signer of Declaration of Independence) plantation owner and Virginia militia general born in Yorktown Virginia (d. 1789)
26 Dec 1855
Arnold Mendelssohn German composer born in Ratibor Province of Silesia (now Poland) (d. 1933)
26 Dec 1910
Marguerite Churchill American stage and screen actress (Draculas Daughter The Big Trail) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2000)
26 Dec 1912
Gordon Onslow Ford English surrealist painter born in Wendover England (d. 2003)
26 Dec 1925
Baron Baker Jamaican-born British activist born in Port Antonia Jamaica (d. 1996)
26 Dec 1929
Rgine [Zylberberg] French singer and nightclub owner born in Anderlecht Belgium (d. 2022)
26 Dec 1935
Rale Rasic Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74 Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS) born in Dole Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2023)
26 Dec 1936
Vitaliy Hodziatsky Ukrainian composer and educator born in Kiev Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
26 Dec 1941
Klaus Bonsack German luger (Olympic gold GDR mens doubles 1968 bronze 1972 silver singles 1964 bronze 1968 World Cship gold 1967) born in Waltershausen Germany (d. 2023)
26 Dec 1942
Antonio Juliano Italian soccer midfielder (13 caps Napoli 394 games Bologna) born in Naples Italy (d. 2023)
26 Dec 1942
Earl Cate American country singer and piano player (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks) born in Fayetteville Arkansas
26 Dec 1949
Ira Newborn American orchestra leader (The Manhattan Transfer) born in NYC New York
26 Dec 1954
Peter Woods American rock guitarist (Romeo Void - Never Say Never A Girl in Trouble) born in the USA
26 Dec 1956
Kashif Saleem [Michael Jones] American R&B disco and soul keyboardist (B.T. Express 1976-79 - Cant Stop Groovin Now Wanna Do It Some More) songwriter and record producer born in Harlem New York City (d. 2016)
26 Dec 1971
Jared Leto American actor (My So Called Life Requiem for a Dream) born in Bossier City Louisiana
26 Dec 1687
Johann Georg Pisendel German violinist and composer born in Cadolzburg Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1755)
26 Dec 1762
Franz Wilhelm Tausch German clarinetist composer and teacher born in Heidelberg Margraviate of Baden (d. 1817)
26 Dec 1780
Charles-Louis-Fleury Panckoucke French publisher and editor (Bibliothque latine-franaise) born in Paris (d. 1844)
26 Dec 1793
Franz Hnten German pianist and composer born in Koblenz Holy Roman Empire (d. 1819)
26 Dec 1858
Tup Scott Australian cricket batsman and captain (8 Tests 1 x 100 HS 102 Victoria) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1910)
26 Dec 1873
Karel Moor Czech composer and conductor born in Belgrade Kingdom of Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1945)
26 Dec 1922
Norman Orentreich American dermatologist known as the father of modern hair transplantation born in New York City (d. 2019)
26 Dec 1926
Ali Javan Iranian American physicist and inventor (Helium-Neon Laser) born in Tehran Iran (d. 2016) [1]
26 Dec 1926
Edgar Ngoyi South African anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader who spent 17 years in Robben Island Prison born in Eastern Cape Union of South Africa (d. 2007)
26 Dec 1930
Sayed Mutawli imam ad-Darsh Egyptian-British scholar Muslim leader and broadcaster born in Kafila Egypt (d. 1997)
26 Dec 1932
Walter Leblanc Belgian avant-garde painter and visual artist born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1986)
26 Dec 1934
Barbara Jacket American athletics coach (Head coach US womens team Olympics 1992 International Womens Sports HOF) born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2022)
26 Dec 1935
Abdul Duke Fakir American rock vocalist (Four Tops) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2024) [1]
26 Dec 1935
Rohan Kanhai West Indian cricket batsmen (79 Tests 15 x 100 HS 256 Guyana Warwickshire CCC) born in Port Mourant British Guiana
26 Dec 1942
Barry Wood English cricket batsman (12 Tests 2 x 50 Lancashire CCC Derbyshire CCC) born in Ossett England
26 Dec 1942
Gray Davis American politician (Governor of California 1999-2003) norn in The Bronx New York City
26 Dec 1948
Chris Chambliss American baseball 1st baseman (MLB All Star 1976 World Series 1977 78 NY Yankees AL Rookie of the Year 1971 Cleveland Indians) born in Dayton Ohio
26 Dec 1949
Ira Newborn American orchestra leader (The Manhattan Transfer) born in New York City
26 Dec 1950
Luis Galarza Bolivian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps C The Strongest CSCD Blooming) and manager (Real Potos C The Strongest) born in Asuncin Paraguay (d. 2024)
26 Dec 1950
Victoria Racimo American actress (Corene-Falcon Crest) born in New York City
26 Dec 1953
Henning Schmitz German recording engineer and keyboardist (Kraftwerk 1991-present) born in Wuppertal Germany
26 Dec 1953
Leonel Fernndez Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic (2004-12) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
26 Dec 1953
Matthew Harding English businessman and soccer administrator (Chelsea Football Club) born in Haywards Heath England
26 Dec 1953
Steve Sisolak American politician and Governor of Nevada (2019-) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
26 Dec 1954
Ullrich Diener German rower (Olympic gold GDR Coxed four 1980 World Cship gold x 6) born in Meien Germany
26 Dec 1954
Walter Diener German rower (Olympic gold GDR Coxed four 1980 World Cship gold x 4) born in Meien Germany
26 Dec 1956
Kashif Saleem [Michael Jones] American R&B disco and soul keyboardist (B.T. Express 1976-79 - Cant Stop Groovin Now Wanna Do It Some More) songwriter and record producer born in Harlem New York (d. 2016)
26 Dec 1962
James Kottak American rock drummer (Scorpions 1996-2016) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2024)
26 Dec 1970
Krissada Terrence Thai-American pop singer and actor born in Thailand
26 Dec 1532
Wilhelm Xylander German classical scholar and humanist born in Augsburg (d. 1576)
26 Dec 1536
Yi I Korean philosopher writer and Confucian scholar born in Gangneung Gangwon Province (d. 1584)
26 Dec 1646
Robert Bolling English settler in Virginia and politician born in London (d. 1709)
26 Dec 1716
Jean-Franois de Saint-Lambert French poet (The Seasons Luxury) born in Nancy Kingdom of France (d. 1803) [1] [2]
26 Dec 1731
Anthony Ziesenis German-Dutch artist and city sculptor of Amsterdam (Gate of the Old Mens House) born in Hanover Electorate of Hanover Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801) [1]
26 Dec 1737
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld German military commander in the Holy Roman Empire army born in Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld (d. 1815)
26 Dec 1751
Clement Mary Hofbauer Catholic Saint Moravian hermit and priest of the Redemptorist congregation born in Tasovice Margraviate of Moravia (d. 1820)
26 Dec 1771
Julie Clary Bonaparte wife of Joseph Bonaparte and Queen of Naples (1806-08) and Spain and Spanish West Indies (1808-13) born in Marseille France (d. 1845) [1]
26 Dec 1780
Mary Somerville Scottish scientist mathematician and first elected female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society born in Jedburgh Scotland (d. 1872)
26 Dec 1782
Philaret Drozdov Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna and influential figure in the Russian Orthodox Church (1821-67) born in Kolomna Russian Empire (d. 1867)
26 Dec 1808
Albert Grisar Belgian composer born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1869)
26 Dec 1812
Wilhelm Volckmar German organ virtuoso composer and teacher born in Bad Hersfeld Kingdom of Westphalia (d. 1887)
26 Dec 1819
E. D. E. N. [Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte] Southworth American novelist (The Hidden hand Retribution) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1899) [1] [2]
26 Dec 1853
Ren Bazin French novelist of provincial life (La Terre qui Meurt Autumn Glory Une Tache dEncre A Spot of Ink) born in Angers France (d. 1932) [1]
26 Dec 1859
William Stephens American politician member of the U.S. House of Representatives and 24th Governor of California born in Eaton Ohio (d. 1944) [1] [2]
26 Dec 1872
Norman Angell British lecturer journalist author (The Great Illusion) politician and 1933 Nobel Peace Prize laureate born in Holbeach England (d. 1967)
26 Dec 1879
Julius Weismann German pianist conductor and composer (Schwanenwei) born in Freiburg im Breisgau German Empire (d. 1950)
26 Dec 1887
Arthur Percival British Army officer in World War I and II born in Aspenden England (d. 1966)
26 Dec 1890
Uncle Charlie Osborne [Charles Osborne] American fiddler (Relics and Treasure One Hundred Years Farther On) born in Russell County Virginia (d. 1992) [1]
26 Dec 1893
Evgeni Tikotsky Polish-Belorussian composer born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1970)
26 Dec 1894
Jean Toomer American poet and novelist (Cane Blue Meridian) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1967) [1]
26 Dec 1901
Victor Hely-Hutchinson British composer (Carol Symphony) born in Cape Town Cape Colony Africa (d. 1947)
26 Dec 1902
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan Russian draftsman and lithographer (By the River The Bewitched Tailor) born in Rogachov Russian Empire (d. 1980) [1] [2]
26 Dec 1915
Gerda Neumann Danish film actress born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1947)
26 Dec 1916
Helmut Eder Austrian composer born in Linz Austria (d. 2005)
26 Dec 1918
Georgios Rallis Greek conservative politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1980-81) born in Athens Greece (d. 2006) [1]
26 Dec 1920
Gote Carlid Swedish composer born in Hogbo near Sandviken Sweden (d. 1953)
26 Dec 1926
Zlatko Pibernik Croatian composer and music teacher born in Zagreb Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
26 Dec 1927
Stu Miller American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1961 61 World Series 1966 Baltimore Orioles NL ERA leader 1958 SF Giants) born in Northampton Massachusetts (d. 2015)
26 Dec 1935
Noel Kelehan Irish pianist conductor (RT Concert Orchestra) and arranger (Eurovision U2) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2012)
26 Dec 1936
Kitty Dukakis American activist known for speaking openly about her history of depression and substance abuse born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]
26 Dec 1937
Jay Heimowitz American poker player (six bracelets) born in Bethel New York [1] [2]
26 Dec 1939
Fred Schepisi Australian director (A Cry in the Dark Empire Falls) born in Melbourne Australia
26 Dec 1940
Edward C. Prescott American economist and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2004 born in Glens Falls New York (d. 2022) [1]
26 Dec 1942
Earl Cate American country singer and piano player (Cate Brothers - Fire on the Tracks Union Man) born in Fayetteville Arkansas
26 Dec 1942
Ernie Cate American country singer and guitarist (Cate Brothers - Fire on the Tracks Union Man) born in Fayetteville Arkansas
26 Dec 1942
Gray Davis American politician (Governor of California 1999-2003) born in The Bronx New York City
26 Dec 1942
Rob de Nijs Dutch pop singer (Zet een Kaars voor Je Raam) and actor born in Amsterdam The Netherlands
26 Dec 1946
Gordon Edwards American bassist (Stuff) born in New York City [1]
26 Dec 1947
George Porter Jr. American R&B and funk bassist (The Meters - Cissy Strut The Funky Meters Runnin Pardners) born in New Orleans Louisiana
26 Dec 1947
James T. Conway American 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and four-star general born in Walnut Ridge Arkansas
26 Dec 1948
Chris Chambliss American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1976 World Series 1977 78 NY Yankees AL Rookie of the Year 1971 Cleveland Indians) born in Dayton Ohio
26 Dec 1949
Jos Ramos-Horta 4th and 7th President of East Timor and winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1996 born in Dili East Timor [1]
26 Dec 1951
Richard Skinner British radio and TV presenter (Radio One Top 40 Top of the Pops) born in Portsmouth England
26 Dec 1952
Andre-Michel Schub French pianist (Van Cliburn Competition -1981) born in Paris France
26 Dec 1953
Henning Schmitz German recording engineer and keyboardist (Kraftwerk 1991-present) born in Wuppertal West Germany
26 Dec 1957
Dermot Murnaghan British broadcaster and television presenter (Sky News Tonight Eggheads) born in Barnstaple England
26 Dec 1958
Adrian Newey British auto racing engineer (14 F1 Drivers & 12 Constructors titles 223 Grands Prix 1991-2024) born in Stratford-upon-Avon England
26 Dec 1959
Koji Morimoto Japanese anime director (Genius Party Beyond Memories) born in Wakayama Prefecture Japan
26 Dec 1961
John Lynch Irish actor (Angel Baby Best) born in County Armagh Northern Ireland
26 Dec 1968
Byron Howard American animator and director (Zootopia Tangled) born in Misawa Japan
26 Dec 1968
Mideon [Dennis Knight] American professional wrestler (WWE Raw WrestleMania XII) born in Clearwater Florida
26 Dec 1970
Krissada Sukosol Clapp Thai-American singer (Pru) and actor (13 Game of Death) born in Thailand
26 Dec 1972
Shane Meadows British screenwriter and director (This is England The Virtues) born in Uttoxeter England
26 Dec 1973
Reichen Lehmkuhl American television personality (The Amazing Race 4 The A-List New York) born in Cincinnati Ohio
26 Dec 1973
Steve Prescott English rugby league fullback (2 Tests England 4 Ireland St. Helens RLFC Hull RLFC Wakefield Trinity RLFC) born in St. Helens England (d. 2013)
26 Dec 1979
Chris Daughtry American rock singer born in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina
26 Dec 1979
Mzbel [Nana Akua Amoah] Ghanaian singer (16 Years Saucy Girl) born in Accra Ghana
26 Dec 1980
David Lowery American filmmaker (A Ghost Story The Old Man and the Gun) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
26 Dec 1982
Kenneth Darby American NFL football running back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons) born in Huntsville Alabama
26 Dec 1982
Oguri Shun Japanese model and actor (The Voice of Sin Godzilla vs. Kong) born in Tokyo Japan
26 Dec 1985
Steven Hartman American actor (Rick Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful) born in Westlake California
26 Dec 1985
Yu Shirota Japanese-Spanish singer and actor (The Sailor Moon Musicals Tenisu no jisama) born in Tokyo Japan
26 Dec 1987
Adam Walker British concert flautist London Symphony 2009-20) and educator born in Redingham Nottinghamshire England
26 Dec 1987
Carolina Eyck German-SorbianTheremin player and composer (Elegies for Theremin & Voice) born in Berlin Germany
26 Dec 1991
Gabriella Smith American contemporary classical composer (Forgotten Lullabyes Bioluminescence Chaconne) born in Berkeley California
26 Dec 1993
Pat Casey American BMX rider (World Cship gold Freestyle park BMX 2011 X Games gold dirt BMX park 2021) born in Riverside California (d. 2023)
26 Dec 1995
Zach Mills American actor (Super 8 Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium) born in Lakewood Ohio
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